Trident Color Mixing Guide

This guide is intended to help you mix the main and most popular colors on the artists pallet. Please note that there are notes and tips on some of the more 'extreme' formulations to make it practical and easier for you. If there are any colors or formulations you would like to see, please let us know and we will see what we can do.

To mix colors like this or even lighter, it is suggested to mix a decent quantity of Benzimida Orange (Light Orange), then use a tiny drop or more of that in yellow to get your lightest oranges.

To make transparent/Candy/GlazeTRIDENT colors can be added to the Transparent Base to make Transparent colors. Transparent color show up over light surfaces and colors but are invisible over dark backgrounds.

To mix colors like this or even lighter, it is suggested to mix a decent quantity of Cadmium Orange for your 'color library' then use a drop or more of that in yellow to get your lightest oranges.

Cadmium Orange (Mid-Orange)

19 drops TRU Yellow1 drop TRU Red

95% Yellow, 5% Red

Pyrrole Orange (Moly/Burnt Orange)

18 drops TRU Yellow2 drop TRU Red

90% Yellow, 10% Red

Naphthol Scarlet (Deep Orange-Red)

15 drops TRU Yellow5 drop TRU Red

80% Yellow, 20% Red

Greens

Cadmium Lemon (Light Lime)

999 drops Phthalo Green1 drop TRU Blue

99.9% Yellow, .01% Blue

To mix colors like this or even lighter, it is suggested to mix a decent quantity of Phthalo Green or Permanent Green Light for your 'color library' then use a tiny drop or more of that in TRU yellow to get your lightest greens.

Phthalo Yellow Green (Slime Green)

99 drops TRU Yellow1 drop TRU Blue

99% Yellow, 1% Blue

Permanent Green Light (Grass Green)

50 drops TRU Yellow1 drop TRU Blue

98% Yellow, 2% Blue

Permanent Green Light (mid-Green)

19 drops TRU Yellow1 drop TRU Blue

95% Yellow, 5% Blue

Deep Green

18 drops TRU Yellow2 drop TRU Blue

90% Yellow, 10% Blue

Dark Green

16 drops TRU Yellow4 drop TRU Blue

80% Yellow, 20% Blue

Phthalo Turquoise

10 drop TRU Blue10 drops TRU Yellow

50% Blue, 50% Yellow

PurplesThe Trident range comes with a beautiful TRU Violet (which is a dioxazine Violet on the artists color palette). Though here are a few formulas for mixing rich variations.

Dark Cobalt Blue

10 drops TRU Violet10 drops TRU Blue

50% Violet, 50% Blue

Thioindigo Violet (Violet - Red)

10 drops TRU Violet10 drops TRU Red

50% Violet, 50% Red

Quinacridone Violet (Red - Violet)

15 drops TRU Red5 drops TRU Violet

75% Red, 25% Violet

Flesh TonesThese flesh tones are a broad stroke pallet of the most common and popular flesh tone colors. Of course any color desired can be mixed.